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Feather brisé fan
Feather brisé fan

Feather brisé fan

1840
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueFeathers; bone
DimensionsOverall: 25cm (9 13/16in.)
Other (open maximum): 44cm (17 5/16in.)
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.490
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceOldham Collection; Gift of Esther Oldham to the MFA on June 9, 1976
Folding fan
19th century
Tunic
A.D. 400–800
Woman's hat
late 18th century
Rigid fan (pien mien) (one of a pair)
second half of the 19th century
Rigid fan (pien mien) (one of a pair)
second half of the 19th century
Panel
Probably A.D. 1000–1476